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West Kendall Baptist Hospital and Culinary Ambassador Chef Adrianne Calvo team up to launch kids’ culinary bootcamp teaching children that making healthy food choices can be fun!

In an effort to promote a healthier community and teach children that making healthy food choices can be fun, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, its executive chef Edgardo Llopiz and its culinary ambassador chef Adrianne Calvo are hosting a month-long boot camp for kids.

During the weekly sessions, they will teach participants about food and help them create their own dishes in an engaging and dynamic environment.

The event takes place every Wednesday in the lobby of West Kendall Baptist Hospital where visitors and participants will find cutting boards, brightly colored, fresh ingredients and eager young faces ready to learn and create healthy dishes.

“It’s so amazing to see how much these kids actually know about food,” said Calvo, executive chef at Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar. “I was expecting to ask questions and have to also provide the answer, but they totally proved me wrong. I’m so impressed at how far the food industry has come with our youth.”

Every Wednesday participants will work with three recipes that not only sound appetizing, but are also healthy alternatives to favorite dishes like pizza and chicken salad. The event helps promote West Kendall Baptist Hospital’s culinary initiative that looks to enhance kids’ knowledge to help them live better and healthier lives, and provides them with an opportunity to learn kitchen basics from top chefs.

The event continues on Aug. 3 and Aug. 10. To register for the event, visit http://bapth.lt/29OnRiV.

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At age 20 I took a trip to Napa Valley that ended up changing the course of my life for the better. I instantly fell in love with the food, the wine, the atmosphere and everything in between. After a few fortuitous experiences and a bit of elbow grease along the way, in 2007 Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar moved from a dream to a reality.

Now, nearly 10 years later, I am reminded on a nightly basis how deeply food can inspire. At Chef Adrianne’s we aim to evoke the same type of ambiance my trip to Napa Valley offered me. The menu is curated with Maximum Flavor in mind as we set out on a daily basis to make sure that each bite, each sip and each experience is as memorable as the last.